Published: March 31, 2020
Source: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Background While modelling predictions1 suggest that uncontrolled or even partially mitigated COVID-19 epidemics in high-income countries could lead to substantial excess mortality, the virus’ impact on people living in low-income settings or affected by humanitarian crises could […]
TAGS: Research Hygiene in EmergenciesCoronavirus London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Published: March 30, 2020
Citation: Kiesha Prem, Yang Liu, Timothy W Russell, Adam J Kucharski, Rosalind M Eggo, Nicholas Davies, Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases COVID-19 Working Group, Mark Jit, Petra Klepac. The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on outcomes of the COVID-19 […]
TAGS: Research Coronavirus
Published: March 24, 2020
In this course, world class experts will explain the theory behind COVID-19 analyses and its spread. You will learn how to interpret new information using core principles of public health, epidemiology, medicine, health economics, and social science. The course material is being updated in real […]
TAGS: Trainings & ToolkitsResearch Coronavirus General PublicAcademicsEducators
Published: March 19, 2020
Citation: Cislaghi, B. & Heise, L., 2018. Theory and practice of social norms interventions: eight common pitfalls. Globalization and Health, 14(1), 83. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Recently, Global Health practitioners, scholars, and donors have expressed increased interest in “changing social norms” as a strategy to promote health […]
TAGS: Research Behavior Change
Published: March 11, 2020
Citation: Lauer, S.A., Grantz, K.H., Bi, Q., Jones, F.K., Zheng, Q., Meredith, H.R., Azman, A.S., Reich, N.G., Lessler, J. ( 2020). The incubation period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from publicly reported confirmed cases: Estimation and application. Ann Intern Med. doi: 10.7326/M20-0504 Abstract: A novel […]
TAGS: Research Coronavirus 2020
Published: March 6, 2020
Experts from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine shared findings and answered questions on COVID-19 in a live broadcast Q&A session. View the live Q&A session here. The London School also has a dedicated COVID-19 page with the latest research and updates here. […]
Published: March 5, 2020
Citation: Bin Abdulrahman, A. K., Bin Abdulrahman K. A. , et al. (2019) Do various personal hygiene habits protect us against influenza-like illness? BMC Public Health, 19(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7726-9. Abstract: Several studies have reported an association between improvements in hand hygiene and the reductions in […]
Published: March 5, 2020
Citation: Gon, G., Virgo S., de Barra M., Ali S.M., Campbell O.M., Graham W.J., Nash S., Woodd S.L., de Bruin M. (2020). Behavioural Determinants of Hand Washing and Glove Recontamination before Aseptic Procedures at Birth: A Time-and-Motion Study and Survey in Zanzibar Labour Wards. Int. J. […]
TAGS: Research Maternal Newborn & Child HealthHygiene in Health Facilities 2020
Published: February 21, 2020
Citation: Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Emergency Response Epidemiology Team. The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) in China. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2020;41(2):145–151. DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.02.003. Abstract: An outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China […]
TAGS: Research Coronavirus
Published: July 8, 2019
This case study describes the methodology and findings for identifying the last 10% of households practicing open defecation in Tanzania. This study was part of the SNV Sanitation and Hygiene for All Programme- a partnership between SNV Tanzania and the Government of Tanzania.
TAGS: ResearchCase Study Handwashing and Sanitation ImplementersPolicy MakersAcademics English 2019
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